Troop 408 visits Civil War Days at Historical Park Sept. 18
When a local Boy Scout troop visited the San Benito Historical
Park on Sept. 18 for the annual Civil War Days, the boys stepped
back in time to the 1880s.
When the boys arrived, they were charged with searching out a
spy among the townspeople. Teresa Thompson, who coordinated the
event with her husband, played Mrs. Rose Greenell, a spy for the
confederacy.
Troop 408 visits Civil War Days at Historical Park Sept. 18
When a local Boy Scout troop visited the San Benito Historical Park on Sept. 18 for the annual Civil War Days, the boys stepped back in time to the 1880s.
When the boys arrived, they were charged with searching out a spy among the townspeople. Teresa Thompson, who coordinated the event with her husband, played Mrs. Rose Greenell, a spy for the confederacy.
For this year’s reenactment, Confederate soldiers took over a Union town. The people that put on the reenactment are docents, and focus on living history by playing different characters on the battlefield and in the town. Thompson said the Tres Pinos event is unique compared with other Civil War Days events because of the historical buildings that allow for many more scenarios. Visitors can see a boarding house, an old-time saloon and more.
Docents played the part of school teachers, a blacksmith, townspeople as well as Union or Confederate soldiers.
